Marv Wolfman to Pen Backstory

Sony Online Entertainment has announced that legendary comic book writer Marv Wolfman will be writing the backstory for PlanetSide 2. Wolfman is working with the dev team to write the "historical narrative" of the game and its three warring factions.

According to the press release, the backstory will be revealed through a series of episodic narratives that will be released via the official PlanetSide 2 site.

“I’m thrilled to be working with SOE again,” said Marv Wolfman. “Not only do I get to take elements from the original PlanetSide and further develop an extensive backstory that can help players more fully understand this incredible new world, but even better, I get to create dozens of individual characters that I hope will help bring alive the story of PlanetSide 2 for the entire player community .”

Wolfman is best known for his New Teen Titans series in the early 80s but has also penned novels, written for movies and for work on DC Universe Online.